Ahead of today’s LG election holding in all the 16 LGAs in Kwara state, the residence of the senator representing Kwara North has been set ablaze by aggrieved youths in the senators hometown, Lafiagi, for many reasons of underdevelopment in the region, particularly Lafiagi. Prior to becoming a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Sha’aba Lafiagi was elected Governor of Kwara state in January 1992, under the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), and was removed by the administration of General Sani Abacha in November 1993. He was elected as senator representing Kwara North in the National Assembly in 2011 and re-elected again in 2015 under APC.Angry Mob Set Country Home Of Kwara Senator Ablaze After Soldiers Escorting Him Shoot Innocent Civilians

The country home of Senator Sha’aba Lafiagi of Kwara North Senatorial district has been burnt down by a local mob in his hometown after soldiers accompanying him on the eve of the Local government elections in the state shot four people. Eyewitnesses told Saharareporters that several persons were injured in the milieu. Many residents have fled the town as more soldiers reportedly arrived and began shooting indiscriminately in the town.

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